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Going from context, she was showing them around and gets called by the
director, so she tells him "I gotta go! Sorry!

However I'm stumbled on this usage of 適当にしてて. From context I guess she's just
telling them.. to chill around?


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What does this usage of 適当にしてて mean?


適当 here means _(something) moderate_ (cf [this
question](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/97336/which-of-the-
meanings-of-%e3%81%84%e3%81%84%e5%8a%a0%e6%b8%9b-apply-in-these-cases)).

So it means _to do something moderate_ , or _to pass time moderately_. _To
chill around_ could be a translation, but mainly the idea is captured by
_around_. What action is implicit depends on the context.


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Me personally, I'd translate that line 「適当にしててもらっていいですか？」As "Can you cover for
me?"

適当にする、literally would be "Do as appropriate."

適当にしててもらう。To have it arranged so that someone would do as appropriate.

適当にしてもらっていいですか？ May I ask you to arrange things so that they would be dealt
with appropriately?

...which is basically saying, hey, I'm busy, gotta jet. Can you cover for me?


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[適当 is a tricky word](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/64629/5010), but
the meaning of 適当 in this 適当にする is "random; whatever; laid-back; without
giving it much thought" rather than "appropriate". 適当にしてて means that the
listener can spend time however they like since there is nothing specific to
do. Since this seems to be a party, it means they can enjoy talking to someone
or having a drink. If I understand correctly, "to chill around" could be a
possible translation, but 適当にする doesn't strongly imply relaxation.


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